Samaris cristatus, Cockatoo righteye flounder : fisheries

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Samaris cristatus Gray, 1831

Cockatoo righteye flounder
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Pleuronectiformes (Flatfishes) > Samaridae (Crested flounders)
Etymology: More on author: Gray.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 20 - 114 m (Ref. 11790). Tropical; 35°N - 31°S, 32°E - 168°E

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Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, East Africa to New Caledonia, north to Japan and south to Australia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122106); common length : 16.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9792); max. published weight: 54.05 g (Ref. 122106)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 73-78; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 49 - 60. Body on ocular side brownish with darker spots and blotches; a series of blotches along dorsal and ventral body margins; elongated anterior dorsal-fin rays white, remainder of dorsal fin, anal fin, and caudal fin brown; pectoral fin dark. Blind side of body whitish. First 12-15 (rarely 10-11) dorsal- fin rays greatly elongated. Pectoral fin on blind side absent or rudimentary. Pelvic fin on eyed side elongated. Caudal fin with 16 unbranched rays and rounded margin.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits silty sand or mud bottoms (Ref. 3132, 48637). Feeds on benthic animals (Ref. 9792). Flicks the long dorsal filaments on the front of the head when alarmed, looking just like the sticky threads that are produced by a holothurian when handled (ref. 48637).

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Allen, G.R. and R. Swainston, 1988. The marine fishes of north-western Australia: a field guide for anglers and divers. Western Australian Museum, Perth. 201 p. (Ref. 3132)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 13 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 22 - 28.6, mean 27.3 °C (based on 858 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5312   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01622 (0.00604 - 0.04358), b=2.94 (2.71 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.37 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (12 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.